John 4 · Verse 32

John 4:32

But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

John 4:32, King James Version

John 4:32 in other translations

BSB	But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
WEB	But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”
ASV	But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not.
YLT	and he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that ye have not known.'
DARBY	But he said to them, I have food to eat which ye do not know.
BBE	But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.
Webster	But he said to them, I have food to eat that ye know not of.

What does John 4:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 4:31-38

31-38. meantime--that is, while the woman was away. Master, eat--Fatigue and thirst we saw He felt; here is revealed another of our common infirmities to which the Lord was subject--hunger.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 32. I have meat to eat. Jn 4:34.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 32 I have meat to eat that ye know not of - Our blessed Lord seizes every opportunity to raise the minds of his apostles to heavenly things, through the medium of earthly matters. Nor does he force these things into such service. Properly understood, earthly substances are the types, representatives, and shadows of heavenly things.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 4:27-42

The disciples wondered that Christ talked thus with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and providence of God, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that Jesus Christ says and does. Two things affected the woman. The extent of his knowledge. Christ knows all the thoughts, words, and actions, of all the children…

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John 4:32 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588

δὲdeButG1161

εἶπενeipenHe saidG2036

αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846

ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473

βρῶσινbrōsinfoodG1035

ἔχωechōhaveG2192

φαγεῖνphageinto eatG5315

ἣνhēnthatG3739

ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771

οὐκouknotG3756

οἴδατε.oidateknow.

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 4:32

Job 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Psalms 119:103
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
John 4:34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Proverbs 18:20
A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.
Psalms 63:5
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
Psalms 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
Proverbs 14:10
The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Isaiah 53:11
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Revelation 2:17
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Acts 20:35
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I have.
34; Job 23:12; Ps 63:5; 119:103; Pr 18:20; Isa 53:11; Jer 15:16
Ac 20:35
that.
Ps 25:14; Pr 14:10; Re 2:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

John 4:31
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
John 4:32
But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
John 4:33
Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

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John 4:32 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y él les dijo: Yo tengo una comida que comer, que vosotros no sabéis.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Mais il leur dit: Moi, j’ai de la viande à manger que vous, vous ne connaissez pas.
German Elberfelder 1871	Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Ich habe eine Speise zu essen, die ihr nicht kennet.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Ille autem dicit eis: Ego cibum habeo manducare, quem vos nescitis.